Institutional DeFi

Founders of Fordefi (clockwise): Michael Volfman, Dima Kogan and Josh Schwartz (Fordefi)
Fordefi Raises $10M to Make Crypto Safer With Institutional-Grade Wallet to Retail-Facing Platforms
The company has onboarded institutional investors such as Pantera Capital, DeFiance Capital, Keyrock and Flare Network to its MPC wallet, and secured over $3 billion in blockc...
Founders of Fordefi (clockwise): Michael Volfman, Dima Kogan and Josh Schwartz (Fordefi)

Obligate is a fully regulated platform in Switzerland. (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)
Blockchain-Based Debt Protocol Obligate Records First Bond Issuance on Polygon Network
Swiss commodities trading firm Muff Trading AG issued corporate bonds using Obligate’s decentralized finance platform, which is set to open to the public on March 27.
Obligate is a fully regulated platform in Switzerland. (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)

Clearpool Prime is set be released in the first quarter of the year. (Clearpool)
DeFi Protocol Clearpool Chooses Polygon Network for Its Institutional Lending Platform
Clearpool also opened the onboarding and whitelisting process for institutional borrowers and lenders to its Prime platform.
Clearpool Prime is set be released in the first quarter of the year. (Clearpool)

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Decentralized Lending Protocol Clearpool to Start Institutional Borrowing Platform
Clearpool Prime will allow institutional borrowers to create permissioned borrowing pools with their own loan terms.
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Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Galaxy Digital Leads $20M Funding Round in DeFi Firm Skolem
Skolem provides data and trade execution services for institutions to access decentralized finance markets.
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Bangkok, Thailand (Noom HH/Getty Images)
Siam Commercial Bank Is Chasing DeFi Yield Through Compound
The bank’s venture arm, SCB 10X, is using Compound Treasury’s 4% yield service via the Fireblocks custody platform.
Bangkok, Thailand (Noom HH/Getty Images)

Kaiko CEO Ambre Soubiran (CoinDesk archives)
Institutional DeFi Enabler? Data Firm Kaiko Probes DEX Liquidity With New Product
The data feed unpacks what’s what in Uniswap, SushiSwap, Curve Finance and Balancer asset pools.
Kaiko CEO Ambre Soubiran (CoinDesk archives)

S&P (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Compound’s Enterprise Arm Receives S&P Credit Rating in DeFi First
The iffy B- grade applies to Compound Treasury, a platform promising 4% yield for USDC-denominated business accounts.
S&P (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)